UAE – Molecular diagnostics manufacturing company AstraGene and Mylab Discovery Solutions have formed a new joint venture (JV) to design, develop, and commercialize fully-automated molecular diagnostics in the Middle East.…
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Chinese missionaries in Rwanda perform painless normal delivery
RWANDA – Chinese doctors working on an annual missionary programme in Rwanda have performed a painless delivery of a baby for a pregnant mother at Masaka Hospital. They performed the…
Read MoreOSHCO, VAMED Group to establish a new rehabilitation & long-term care hospital in Riyadh
SAUDI ARABIA – Olayan Saudi Holding Company (OSHCO) and Austria-headquartered healthcare provider VAMED Group have signed a partnership agreement to set up a new rehabilitation and long-term care hospital in…
Read MoreUganda launches project to scale up paediatric surgical services in hospitals
UGANDA – The Ministry of Health of Uganda has launched the first-ever Children Surgery National Plan that aims at scaling up paediatric surgical services to regional referral and national hospitals…
Read MoreDubai’s state-owned DAHC, Pfizer, AXDEV Group ally to enhance chronic illness care
UAE – State-owned Dubai Academic Health Corporation (DAHC), AXDEV Group, and Pfizer have signed a public-private partnership for improving chronic disease management. It follows the emerging trends of world-class healthcare…
Read MoreMacra supports Ministry of Health with US$53,296 cholera materials
MALAWI – The Ministry of Health has received cholera materials worth K54.7million (US$53,296) from the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) to help in the fight against cholera in the country.…
Read MoreKFSH&RC to debut its Digital Health Conference in Riyadh
SAUDI ARABIA – King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH&RC) is gearing up to host Riyadh’s first-ever digital health conference. This year’s Digital Health Conference (DHCon) will begin on…
Read MoreNPHCDA launches project to prevent maternal health challenges
NIGERIA – The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has launched the Optimised Client-Centred Services (OptiCCs), to avert maternal health challenges in the country. The Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr…
Read MoreSaudi’s KAEC inks health cooperation pact with Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group
SAUDI ARABIA – King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) and Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group (HMG) have signed a health cooperation agreement. Under the terms of the framework agreement, HMG…
Read MoreAfrica has the highest global surge in oral diseases – WHO
AFRICA – The World Health Organisation (WHO), has reported that approximately 44 percent of the population in Africa suffers from oral diseases and that Africa’s investment in treatment costs is…
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